Ms.Fargeore, the new Science and Math teacher

By: Madison Dutily and Emily Flanagan


There is a brand new science and math teacher on 7-West, Ms.Fargeorge!
Her favorite animals are, Polar Bears and Giraffes. Since there are only two teachers on Seven West, they both take on two subjects. Ms.Fargeorge said that her favorite subject to teach is science but her favorite subject to actually do is math. In order to teach math and science she had to graduate high school and college. Ms.Fargeorge went to Triton high school, which is about twenty minutes away. After completing her 4 years of high school, Ms. Fargeorge went to Bowdoin College, she then went to Simmons to get her Masters Degree.Her favorite movie is To Kill a Mockingbird, her favorite book is A Separate Piece. “I've always loved learning, and I've always loved helping my peers learn the things that I love. And teaching felt like a great way to be around kids and teach them the things I love” she says. An interesting fact about Ms. Fargeorge is, she lived in Guatemala for 3 months and lived in Spain for 7 months. She was a nanny for toddlers, which shows how much she likes being around kids.

Dodgeball Tournament: Help the Hurricane Victims

Dodgeball Tournament: Help The Hurricane Victims

Pritha Yalakkishettar

Calling all Wood Hill Middle School students to the dodgeball tournament on Wednesday, October 4th! $5 per member and 5 members per team. There is even a spirit award for the team wearing the best costumes! All donations go towards benefitting the victims of the hurricanes.

The tournament is from 2:30 - 3:30 PM and there will be drinks, snacks and other refreshments. The winners of the tournament will receive gift cards to Orange Leaf! If you aren’t able to make it but you would still like to help the hurricane victims you can always just donate some money, every little piece counts! Mrs. Rodgers and Mrs. Gross, the two teachers that are running this great event, wants anybody who can to participate!

Music Man!

2018 Play: Music Man!

By Tessa Barcelo

Ya got trouble, folks, right here in River City! This year’s musical is The Music Man! It is a six-time Tony Award winning comedy by Meredith Wilson. It is about Harold Hill, a traveling salesman, who tries to trick the town of River City, Iowa into buying instruments with the promise of helping them organize a band, a promise he doesn’t intend to follow through on. However, Harold doesn’t even know the difference between a trombone and a treble clef. But some of the citizens, especially librarian Marian Paroo, don’t quite trust his story. While Harold tries to keep his plan alive, he finds himself becoming attached to the town-- and falling in love with Marian. Some of the most famous songs include Ya Got Trouble, Seventy-Six Trombones, Wells Fargo Wagon, and Gary Indiana.

If you want to be involved in the show without actually being on stage, don’t worry! There are tons of fun opportunities for you. You could join stage crew and help with sets, or tech crew, where you can help with the lights and sound. Or if you are musically inclined, you can try pit band and be the soundtrack of the show. Sign ups for auditions, stage crew, tech crew, and pit band are on Mrs. Murray’s door.

Climbing at Kieve

Book Review: We Are All Made of Molecules

Book Review: We Are All Made of Molecules

By Tessa Barcelo

This summer, I read We Are All Made of Molecules by Susin Nielsen. We Are All Made of Molecules is about two kids, Stewart and Ashley, whose parents are dating, so they have to move in together. For Stewart, who has always wanted a sister, it’s a dream come true. But Ashley is horrified of nerd-eriffic Stewart, who is just another person from whom she has to hide the real reason her dad left.

They are polar opposites in every way. Those opposites, however, come in handy when Stewart helps Ashley with school and Ashley helps Stewart with social stuff. But as they navigate social issues, sibling-hood, and high school friendship, they discover that they do have at least one thing in common - they are both made of molecules.

I would rate it five stars. It was extremely well-written and I really enjoyed it. However, the content is a little mature, so I would only recommend it to kids in seventh grade and above. If you enjoy realistic fiction and real-life problems, or just a good story, definitely read this book

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Back-to-School WEB Event

Back-to-School WEB Event

By Tessa Barcelo

For some people, going back to school is super fun. For others, not so much. But I think that all the sixth graders and WEB leaders can agree that the back-to-school WEB event was definitely on the fun side of things.

The event took place in the Wood Hill cafeteria on Friday, September 15. There was food, dancing, games, karaoke, and tons of fun. Everybody was rocking out to great tunes like Feel It Still, I Like To Move It, and Rude. The WEB leaders organized some games, too, including Find the WEB Leader, Limbo, and Freeze Dance.

Some other fun from the night was a raffle, whose winners were given a ten dollar gift card to Mr. Gelato, UBurger, and Orange Leaf. There was also a dance battle circle, in which participants did their craziest dance moves. A few brave souls stepped up to sing in front of their classmates for karaoke, and even more danced their hearts out to the music. All in all, it was definitely a fun night.

Camp Kieve

By Lisa and Madeline Shin

Are you a seventh grader?  Did you sign up for Camp Kieve last year?  Then you are in for a blast!  Starting next week, seventh graders will ride on a luxurious coach bus heading towards Nobleboro, Maine.  The destination they will be heading to is Camp Kieve, the camp where the seventh graders will get memorable lessons on leadership.  They will be taught numerous things that would help them in realistic scenarios.  These various lessons will be helpful to the seventh graders because they might face the same situations in today’s world. For example, at Camp Kieve, you might be taught about working with strangers that you’ve never known! You’ll have to learn how to be supportive of your teammate, despite the fact that you’ve never even talked with the person in your entire life! This will probably be a paramount moment in your work life. At work, you might have to work with people you generally don’t find pleasant.  This will help seventh graders learn vital skills in teamwork.  

Camp Kieve will be an experience to the seventh graders, but they must prepare in order to fully enjoy it.  They must bring certain personal items-shampoo, sunscreen, and extra socks, e.t.c.  Mostly items that would be helpful in the household. Think about it. You do not want to stink the place up with your odor.  While you do have tons of things to bring, however, you cannot bring electronics or any school supplies.  Just for your sake, don’t bring any expensive things like the non-cheap variety of shoes.  Especially if they are the high heel variety.  They are going to be ruined since we go outside everyday, no matter the weather.  Trust us.  You do not want to mess with Mother Nature.  Your shoes might look like you came from a warzone. Other than that, just make sure you keep your memories with you!

At Camp Kieve, you’ll be assigned to different cabins. Each cabin is cozy and are in good condition. They have indoor plumbing, electricity, and over 16 bunk beds.  Homesickness may occur as these cabins are much different than your home, but adjusting to your new surroundings is easier than most people think. Your window might also have a nice view of the lake!  That’s great!

That’s all folks! Camp Kieve will probably be the best time of your life, so for sixth graders, better sign up!  You will regret not taking the decision to make another good opportunity to yourself for the future.  As the Butterfly Effect goes, one little choice in the past greatly impacts the future, no matter how small.  Think of what I said as you will.  The world you see today was impacted by the smallest choice, so joining Camp Kieve will also impact the world too.  Seems impossible, but is true.  See you next year or next week in Camp Kieve!

We got this photo from the Camp Kieve cite.

https://kievewavus.org/camps/kieve-camp-for-boys/view